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RIP Daniel Shaull

AnitFur | 28.01.2010 12:49 | Animal Liberation

A US AR activist - Daniel Shaull set himself on fire to higlight the suffering caused by fur farming - he later died of his injuries.

From a US Vegan site:-

A man set himself on fire Wednesday outside Ungar Furs in Portland, Oregon. After dousing himself with gasoline, he attempted to enter the store, shouting “There are animals dying! Animals dying!” After police extinguished the flames, he was taken to Legacy Emanuel Hospital where he later died.

The man was identified as 26-year-old Daniel Shaull from Kansas. Among the local activists I have spoken to, none are familiar with Shaull by name, nor recognized him as being a part of the active, long-running campaign against Ungar Furs. Yet the location and witness reports strongly indicate this man sacrificed himself to bring attention to the horrific treatment of animals on fur farms.

AnitFur

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RIP but sounds like Mental health problems to me..... .. .. .. .

28.01.2010 13:16


RIP but sounds like Mental health problems to me, could of done the shop instead. At least he stopped fur farming

Ivor Had-Enough.com


This man was clearly mentally ill

28.01.2010 18:37

just like most other AR loonies.

Sane Person


@ Sane Person...

28.01.2010 18:47

...Thanks for that respectul, non-judgemental comment.
Whatever you think of the animal rights movement - it's aims or methods (what an interesting critique you provided by the way...) - it is obscenely outrageous for you to confer condascending, disdainful judgement of AR proponents as mentally ill. And it is in especially poor taste as this man has just died - a tragedy regardless of the state of his mental health (your judgement concerning his mental health seems founded on no substantial evidence whatsoever, so why comment?).

(A)


Count our blessings...

28.01.2010 20:43

... at least he wasn't of the "putting firebombs under the cars of scientists families" persuasion.

I'm sympathetic and passionate about most of the causes of the left, but the notion of putting animal welfare before human is utterly obscene to me.

This guy was, according to his father, very ill indeed. He was probably not even aware of his own mind when doing this, which may explain why he was reported to be asking for help.

I'd happily kill and prepare my own meat, as a proud carnivore, and as such I am sickened by the idea that this poor guy will now become a martyr for the delusional Animal Liberation Fascist movement who seek to destroy anyone who does not agree with their extremist minority ideologies.

This guy was sick, that's all there is to it. No connection to the anti-fur mob at all, from what I have read.

Mr Brightside


@ Mr Brightside

29.01.2010 09:51

Mr Brightside :
why bother to comment if you're just going to let crap seep out of your mind and on to the keyboard and on to this comments page?
your point is useless and will probably not find any other agreeing minds on IM.
ALF is a very well delivered tactic. Even law enforcement officials have praised the "style" of the ALF cells, as they are hard to infiltrate and detect. As anyone can be ALF, its actually a perfect tactic for confronting people such as your self, who admit they would like to kill,also shops and other outlets of animal cruelty and sponsorship of vivisection.
how would you feel if i wanted to kill you and eat you, because i wanted to, because i was hungry?
only laws and prison and cops with guns would stop me. fair enough.
but there is nothing to stop humans hurting and enslaving animals except the ALF, so fuck you and do one!

if this guy was so much a loon, he still had the 'sound reason of mind' when he allegedly asserted that animals are dying. thats a fact, they are dying. so why was he mad for saying the truth as he died?
he was a martyr, he is a martyr, not just for ALF, but for all those involved in the struggle against the "system", a system that has, if he was ill, failed yet again to protect people with mental health issues. no change there then.........

ALF forever!

fran